Big blow to RCB due to injury of Devdutt Padikkal in Ranji Trophy semi-finals.
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Karnataka batsman Devdutt Padikkal suffered an injury on the fourth day of the semi-final match against Uttarakhand during the Ranji Trophy 2025-26 season. Left-handed batsman Devdutt Padikkal injured himself while attempting a diving catch at gully during Uttarakhand’s first innings on Wednesday, February 18, and walked off the field.
Devdutt Padikkal batted at number 3 and scored a career-best double century at the Ekana Stadium in Lucknow. The young batsman scored 232 runs in 330 balls, which included 29 fours and three sixes. Karnataka posted a mammoth score of 736 runs in 194.4 overs before bowling out the opposition for just 233 runs in the first innings.
Devdutt Padikkal got injured in Ranji Trophy semi-final
Devdutt Padikkal has left the field after injuring his hand while trying to take a diving catch in the lane. Karnataka will be hoping it is not serious #RanjiTrophy#KarvsUtk@SportStarWeb
Devdutt Padikkal was injured during the Ranji Trophy semi-final after injuring his hand while attempting a diving catch at gully. This incident happened on the fifth ball of the 75th over. Abhay Negi drove the ball to Prasidh Krishna and Devdutt Padikkal caught the ball with both hands but failed to stop it.
During this, Padikkal’s finger got injured and he immediately left the field for treatment. Karnataka will be hoping that the injury is not serious as the setback could also be a matter of concern for Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) as the IPL season approaches.
Notably, the left-handed batsman did not come to bat in Karnataka’s second innings. Shreyas Gopal came in at No. 3 but was out for a duck, while Karun Nair batted at No. 4, the same position he had occupied in the first innings.
Karnataka has strengthened its hold in the Ranji Trophy final
In reply to Karnataka’s mammoth 736, Uttarakhand struggled badly with the bat and lost wickets at regular intervals. Vidyadhar Patil led Karnataka’s bowling effort by dismissing both the openers cheaply and putting immediate pressure on the batting unit.
Lakshya Raichandani showed patience and resistance in difficult conditions and scored 55 runs in 174 balls. The biggest partnership of the innings came for the last wicket, where Janmejay Joshi and Aditya Rawat added 58 runs to delay the innings.
Uttarakhand was eventually all out for 233 runs. Patil finished with figures of 3/40, while Vishak Vijayakumar also claimed 3/45. After this, Karnataka decided to bat again and strengthened their hold to make it to the Ranji Trophy final.
Karnataka dominate as Jammu & Kashmir seal historic Ranji Trophy final berth
Karnataka decided to bat again rather than enforce follow-on in order to give their batsmen extra time in the middle before the final. They made one small change at the top, with Kritik Krishna promoted to open alongside Mayank Agarwal.
At the lunch break, Kruthik Krishna was unbeaten on 17, while Mayank Agarwal made 21 before being dismissed, giving Uttarakhand an early wicket in the second innings. Shreyas Gopal was sent in at No. 3 as Karnataka reached 39/1, taking their total to 542 runs.
Meanwhile, Jammu and Kashmir created history by qualifying for their first Ranji Trophy final. They defeated Bengal in their own conditions, resulting in a historic result for the team.
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